May 5, 2015

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

I laid the napkin under the plate horizontally to pop in some more design to the setting.

No sun today so I framed the pictures in yellow!

Did you know- Some people think that this day celebrates Mexico's Independence day but this holiday actually commemorates the Mexican army’s defeat of the French in the
Battle of Puebla in 1862, after which the heavily outnumbered Mexican
forces’ victory over the well-equipped French invaders came to symbolize
national unity and strength.

16 comments:

Happy Cinco de Mayo Liz,Gorgeous and festive tablescape and I am really partial to the parrot salt and pepper shakers and oh these plates!I think we may just have to go out to dinner this evening and celebrate!(great History tip too)Jemma

I love those gorgeous parrot plates... the beautiful red bamboo chargers highlight the plates so prettily! The centerpiece with the lemons in glass vase is a wonderful idea:) Very pretty details in your festive tablescape! Have a lovely week~hugs, Poppy

Hi Liz, Your table is so happy! I always love your tables! It's great for Cinco but those parrots also remind me SO MUCH of the Tiki Room at Disney World, one of my favorite attractions there! I hope you have seen or get to see it if you love tropical birds like I do! Have a great day. Linda

Those bird plates are fabulous! They remind me of the Tiki Room at Disneyland where they are all singing. We had a huge Cinco de Mayo party here and it was a lot of fun with food and music and pinatas! So fun. Our friends in Cabo said that Mexicans don't even celebrate it so they think it is funny that we do - but what is not to celebrate.Have a wonderful Mother's Day!

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Welcome to Home and Gardening With Liz. I have combined my previous blogs “Infuse With Liz” and “Sit With Me In My Garden” into this new blog. I love interior decorating and gardening. I enjoy redefining interior spaces by moving things around and reusing decorative items already found in the home. I also enjoy creating tablescapes and an occasional crafting project. I'm so pleased you've stopped by. I invite you to follow me and I do hope you will keep coming back!
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